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There was starting center Austin Corbett, barely able to walk with his left knee heavily bandaged, helping guard Robert Hunt pull a shirt over his left arm that forced him to leave the 27-22 loss in the fourth quarter with a biceps injury. Beyond Young overcoming a two-turnover start that led to a 27-3 deficit, there was the cold reality that Corbett and Hunt could miss extended time, if not the rest of a season, which has begun 0-2.

We've changed the squad around completely,

McCarthy was taken two spots after Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr, whom Atlanta sensationally selected despite signing Kirk Cousins to a lucrative free agent contract earlier that offseason. Penix was taken eighth overall, and after replacing Cousins and impressing late last season, is now the full-time starter, though Week 1 ended in disappointment for Atlanta as the Falcons lost a thriller to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite a Penix touchdown run putting them ahead with just over two minutes to play.

The headline fixture of the Premier League's return following the first international break of the season sees the two rivals collide at a time when both could really use a positive result after disappointing respective starts to the new campaign. Man City's curious malaise from last term is not yet over it appears after they followed a thumping opening day win at Wolves with successive defeats by Tottenham and Brighton,

EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings have lost linebacker Blake Cashman for at least a month because of a hamstring injury he suffered Monday night in the team's 27-24 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Vikings placed Cashman, their primary defensive signal-caller, and running back/kick returner Ty Chandler (knee) on injured reserve Thursday, sidelining both for at least the next four games.

There is plenty to ponder for the Falcons following their disappointing, narrow opening week defeat. The offense was in flux for stretches in the game, as Michael Penix Jr. did what he could to elevate an offense missing Darnell Mooney and adjusting to life without Kaleb McGary. For the offense to be as stagnant as it did raises concerns about the ceiling and floor of this unit.

The Toronto Blue Jays might just have the horses to pull themselves over the finish line. Talk about a total team effort, Toronto took down the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of their three game series at Rogers Centre. Toronto needed everybody in the lineup - quite literally - in order to squeak this one out. Every available player from the bench made their way into the game and that might be more of the norm from this point onwards.

Bruins "We're going to be a much more competitive team and held to the standard that Marco was talking about the other day."

"Just keep showing up, keep going on the field, keep playing. We're too good for it not to turn around," Kershaw said. "Just a complete performance today by everybody."

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Fairly or unfairly, the Falcons have implicitly pushed a narrative all offseason that second-year quarterback Michael Penix will be a significant upgrade over predecessor Kirk Cousins. Based on how Cousins finished 2024, with one touchdown and nine interceptions in his final five starts, the expectation that Penix can outperform the worst version of Cousins isn't particularly controversial. However, it remains to be seen if Penix can match the better version of Cousins seen earlier in 2024 when the Falcons got off to an impressive 6-3 record.